2024-08-23 12:08:00
The person behind the scheme used false documents to prove that Presley’s late daughter owed a large sum to a fictitious company.
A Missouri woman is facing serious charges for allegedly committing a Scam against Elvis Presley’s familyby the robo de Graceland, the emblematic mansion that belongs to the heirs of the famous singer.
According to NBC News, authorities say that the accused, identified as Lisa Jeanine Findley, would have used stolen documents of the property in an attempt to blackmail the family.
For this reason, this Friday, August 16, the 53-year-old woman will appear for the first time before the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
What is known about the scam and extortion against Elvis Presley’s family
“As alleged in the complaint, the accused orchestrated a scheme to carry out a fraudulent sale of Graceland, falsely claiming that Elvis Presley’s daughter had put up the historic landmark as collateral for a loan he failed to repay before his death“, Nicole Argentieri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, said in a statement.
According to the statement, the woman claimed that Presley’s late daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, had requested a loan of nearly four million dollars to Naussany Investments (a fictitious company), claiming that it had used the mansion as collateral.
It was there, Findley forged names on several documents in which the alleged could be seen by Lisa Marie and included Notarial stamps.
But this is not all that is against him, but Rasheed Jeremy Carballo, A former acquaintance of Findley, testified before a grand jury that the woman had told him details about a deal that would make them millions.
If convicted, the defendant will face a Mandatory minimum sentence of two years for aggravated identity theft and one maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for mail fraud.